Wheel question
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Three Wheelin'
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Wheel question
I'm thinking of buying a set of 18" wheels. The specs are
8.5X18 et50
10X18 et65
I have a 1995 Carrera. Would these fit, specifically the rear wheels? They were originally on a 993 TT. TIA.
Jim
8.5X18 et50
10X18 et65
I have a 1995 Carrera. Would these fit, specifically the rear wheels? They were originally on a 993 TT. TIA.
Jim
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Stock Speedline sizes for a narrow body were 52 ET 8" front and in the rear 65 ET 10" so you should be fine. jdorociak@gmail.com jim
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Thanks, Jim. I bought a refinished set of 18" Speedline 3.6 Turbo wheels from you a few years ago for my 964 widebody. You finished the centers in a black clearcoat. It was a cool finish. I miss those wheels! They were gorgeous.
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I have several sets of Speedline Daytona wheels and when I build for 993 cars I usually make 8/8,5" & 10.5 and use a deeper rear lip that everyone likes the extra depth. Stahlgrau has been a very popular color. Your 3.6 Speedline set with the black tint in the TSC clear coat has been the only set with that finish that I have done. jdorociak@gmail.com jim
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WOW those are very pretty!! Do you sell these? I have a 95 NB that I have been thinking of putting a new set of wheels on...I have the matte black 17" Porsche Sport Classic's on now and they look really nice with the Aventurine Green paint. But these would dress it up a bit.
Jim
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I have several sets of Speedline Daytona wheels and when I build for 993 cars I usually make 8/8,5" & 10.5 and use a deeper rear lip that everyone likes the extra depth. Stahlgrau has been a very popular color. Your 3.6 Speedline set with the black tint in the TSC clear coat has been the only set with that finish that I have done. jdorociak@gmail.com jim
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I have several sets of Speedline Daytona wheels and when I build for 993 cars I usually make 8/8,5" & 10.5 and use a deeper rear lip that everyone likes the extra depth. Stahlgrau has been a very popular color. Your 3.6 Speedline set with the black tint in the TSC clear coat has been the only set with that finish that I have done. jdorociak@gmail.com jim
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I do not always try to get to a certain ET when I build. Usually I know the car, what fit originally and where I can fudge on the inner and outer rim to build wider wheels. I usually work off Speedline and RH wheel specifications and then vary from there. Stock size for Speedline wheel was 8" front and was 1.25" and 6.5" so if I use a high offset center I can use a 7" inner and because of the higher offset manufactured in the center actually make a 8.5 -- but on the other hand if I use a very low offset center I could also use a 1.75" (1/2") deeper outer rim and make an 8.5" another way. In the rear Speedline made 10" wheels the 3.6 Turbo wheel was 1.75" and 8" but the 993 cast aluminum RS wheel uses stock size 1.25" and 6.5" but in the rear they used a very high offset rear center that actually pushes out 1/2" further out than the front wheel center and then they used 1.25" and 8.5" vs the 3.6 Turbo wheel that was 1.75" and 8" to make a 10" -- so back to your question I usually end up mid 50's - 61 or so for ET.
jdorociak@gmail.com jim
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Thanks Jim, much appreciated. I just rebuilt my Kinesis K28's and went to 10.5 in the rear @ an ET of 59. Was just hoping this is where most of the better build 10.5's end up...